Catfish
의미: Someone who creates a fake online identity to deceive others.
A catfish creates an entirely fictional online persona—fake photos, fake biography, sometimes fake everything—to deceive others, usually for romance or money. The deception can be elaborate and long-lasting, with catfish maintaining fake relationships for months or years. The emotional damage to victims is real: they fall in love with someone who doesn't exist. The term covers everything from bored teenagers using fake photos to sophisticated romance scammers.
예문
- I think I'm being catfished—those photos look too perfect. 我觉得我被骗了——那些照片看起来太完美了。Creo que me están haciendo catfishing: esas fotos parecen demasiado perfectas.キャットフィッシュに引っかかっているかも——あの写真は完璧すぎる。나 캣피싱 당하는 것 같아 — 저 사진이 너무 완벽해.
- She discovered her online boyfriend was a catfish. 她发现网上的男友是个骗子。Descubrió que su novio de internet era un catfish.彼女はネットの彼氏がキャットフィッシュだと知った。그녀는 온라인 남자친구가 캣피시였다는 것을 알게 되었다.
- Watch out for catfish on dating apps. 在交友软件上小心鲶鱼。Cuidado con los catfish en las apps de citas.マッチングアプリでなりすましに気をつけろ。소개팅 앱에서 캣피시를 조심해.
발음
/ˈkætfɪʃ/
사용 가이드
맥락: online dating, social media, scams
어조: warning, suspicious
✓ 올바른 표현
- Getting catfished被鲶鱼骗了Siendo víctima de catfishingキャットフィッシュに騙されている캣피싱을 당하고 있다
- Turned out to be a catfish原来是个鲶鱼Resultó ser un catfishキャットフィッシュだった캣피시였다는 게 밝혀졌다
✗ 잘못된 표현
- Don't use casually for minor profile exaggerations—catfishing implies significant deception不要用于轻微的个人资料夸大——catfishing 暗含严重的欺骗No lo uses a la ligera para exageraciones menores del perfil: el catfishing implica un engaño significativoプロフィールのちょっとした誇張に対して気軽に使わない——キャットフィッシュは重大な欺瞞を意味する사소한 프로필 과장에는 가볍게 사용하지 말 것 — 캣피싱은 심각한 기만을 의미함
- Avoid joking about it to victims—the emotional harm is genuine不要对受害者开这种玩笑——情感伤害是真实的Evita bromear sobre ello con las víctimas: el daño emocional es real被害者に対して冗談にしない——精神的な被害は本物だ피해자에게 농담으로 쓰지 말 것 — 정서적 피해는 실재함
흔한 실수
- Catfishing is identity deception, not just using old photos or slight exaggeration
- Can be used as noun (a catfish), verb (catfishing), or adjective (catfished)
기원과 역사
The term comes from the 2010 documentary 'Catfish,' which followed a man who discovered his online girlfriend was actually a middle-aged woman using someone else's photos. The title references a folk story (disputed) about live catfish being shipped with cod to keep the cod active. The MTV series 'Catfish' (2012-present) cemented the term in popular culture, investigating online relationship deceptions.
어원: From the 2010 documentary 'Catfish'
최초 기록: 2010
문화적 배경
Era: 2010 onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Catfish (documentary); MTV show; Dating apps
Regional notes: Universal internet term.
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